California State University Sacramento and Sacramento City Unified School District are working together on a program to help laid-off teachers remain committed to a teaching career during the economic woes.

Sacramento State and the school district received a $300,000 grant from the SD Bechtel Jr. Foundation to help teachers earn teaching credentials in mathematics and science. The effort also received support from the Sacramento Employment Training Agency, the Workforce Investment Board and the Math/Science Teacher Initiative of the California State University Chancellor’s Office.

The grant will provide funding for coursework and classroom time for teachers before and after the school day, according to a news release.

Sacramento State’s College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, College of Education, and College of Continuing Education will offer the courses.

Government budget woes have forced districts to lay off teachers, including many new teachers. Meanwhile, the region and California have a shortage of math and science teachers.

The new Sacramento State and Sacramento City Unified program “allows qualified teachers to continue to grow professionally and remain connected to their career choice. The project also positions SCUSD to sustain a pool of mathematics and science teachers, particularly in light of existing shortages and projected retirements in the next 10 years,” the release said.

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